Markakis' double caps Orioles comeback

Joe Nathan worked a perfect ninth for his 15th straight save and 20th in 22 chances.

Bannister gave up six hits, two runs — one earned — with six strikeouts in seven innings.

Yankees 8, Mariners 5 At New York, Melky Cabrera hit a go-ahead double in the eighth inning and Mariano Rivera tossed out the first ball — and threw the final pitch — as New York won its sixth straight.

Alex Rodriguez hit his 565th career homer and Cabrera drove in three runs. The Yankees won their ninth in a row at home over Seattle, a streak dating to 2007.

Major league batting leader Ichiro Suzuki got two hits and stole three bases for the Mariners.

After a 61-minute rain delay at the start, Rivera began the evening by delivering a ceremonial first pitch as the Yankees honored him for earning his 500th career save Sunday. Rivera pitched a perfect ninth for his 19th save in 20 chances.

Cabrera lined an RBI double off Sean White (2-1) and Derek Jeter followed with a two-run single.

Brian Bruney (3-0) got the win despite giving up two runs in the eighth that made it 5-all. Kenji Johjima hit an RBI single and Russell Branyan tied it with a bases-loaded sacrifice fly.

White Sox 11, Indians 4, 6 innings At Cleveland, Paul Konerko and Jermaine Dye drove in two runs apiece and Chicago chased Cleveland ace Cliff Lee in the fourth inning of a game called in the seventh inning because of rain.

Konerko hit a two-run homer in the first for Chicago, which has won four straight and 11 of 15 to move above .500 for the first time since May 2. The White Sox (39-38) haven't had a winning record since they were 12-11.

Gordon Beckham and Josh Fields also homered for Chicago.

Rays 4, Blue Jays 1 At Toronto, B.J. Upton, Carl Crawford and Willy Aybar hit solo homers as Tampa Bay won its seventh straight.

Matt Garza (6-5) allowed one run and seven hits in seven innings, walked two and struck out three to win consecutive starts for the first time since April 30 and May 5.

J.P. Howell worked the ninth for his sixth save.

Upton hit the first pitch of the game from Scott Richmond (6-5) for his seventh homer. The Blue Jays tied it in the second when Scott Rolen singled to extend his hitting streak to a career-high 18 games and scored on a double-play grounder.

Crawford put the Rays in front to stay in the third with his eighth homer of the year.

Aybar made it 3-1 with a leadoff shot in the sixth, his seventh, giving the Rays a team-record 41 homers in June.

Tigers 5, Athletics 3 At Oakland, California, Placido Polanco homered and drove in three runs for Detroit.

Ryan Raburn went 3 for 3 with a run-scoring single for the AL Central-leading Tigers, who have won nine of their last 12 games.

Mark Ellis hit a two-run homer off Detroit closer Fernando Rodney in the ninth, but the A's have lost six of seven.

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